
Mother Land
A Novel
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Narrated by:
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Amy McFadden
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By:
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Leah Franqui
“Lively and evocative, Mother Land is a deftly crafted exploration of identity and culture, with memorable and deeply human characters who highlight how that which makes us different can ultimately unite us.” (Amy Myerson, author of The Bookshop of Yesterdays and The Imperfects)
From the critically acclaimed author of America for Beginners, a wonderfully insightful, witty, and heart-piercing novel, set in Mumbai, about an impulsive American woman, her headstrong Indian mother-in-law, and the unexpected twists and turns of life that bond them.
When Rachel Meyer, a 30-something foodie from New York, agrees to move to Mumbai with her Indian-born husband, Dhruv, she knows some culture shock is inevitable. Blessed with a curious mind and an independent spirit, Rachel is determined to learn her way around the hot, noisy, seemingly infinite metropolis she now calls home.
But the expat American’s sense of adventure is sorely tested when her mother-in-law, Swati, suddenly arrives from Kolkata - 1,000 miles away - alone, with an even more shocking announcement: She’s left her husband of more than 40 years and moving in with them. Nothing the newlyweds say can budge the steadfast Swati, and as the days pass, it becomes clear she is here to stay - an uneasy situation that becomes more difficult when Dhruv is called away on business.
Suddenly these two strong-willed women from such very different backgrounds, who see life so differently, are alone together in a home that each is determined to run in her own way - a situation that ultimately brings into question the very things in their lives that had seemed perfect and permanent...with results neither of them expect.
Heartfelt, charming, deeply insightful, and wise, Mother Land introduces us to two very different women from very different cultures...who maybe aren’t so different after all.
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Great Narrator
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Nice descriptions of India
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An unlikely friendship
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Lighthearted and Charming
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But this is more about me than about the book, which does a great job of presenting both the wife's and mother-in-law's journeys in a generous and humorous way, plus the Indian experience as a foreign wife, the ex-pat community, and the contradictions and hypocrisies inherent in every culture. Perhaps this isn't the view you want of Indian culture, but really, the book can be abstracted away to what can happen when you become so fully enmeshed in any foreign culture that you can't escape it. And it's an accurate portrayal of two people's encounter with it--and the realizations it brings. To provide more details would be to add spoilers.
I loved Leah Franqui's other book, America for Beginners, and I eagerly look forward to whatever she publishes next.
Accurate portrayal of a cross-culture encounter
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This could have been so good...
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